June 1856 Sydney Hamlets colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney Hamlets on 17 June 1856 because Stuart Donaldson was appointed Colonial Secretary forming the Donaldson ministry. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[1] Of the other ministers, John Darvall comfortably won the by-election for Cumberland North Riding.[2] Thomas Holt (Stanley Boroughs) and Bob Nichols (Northumberland Boroughs) were re-elected unopposed.[3] William Manning was not required to resign as he held the office of Solicitor-General at the time of his election.[4]

Dates
DateEvent
6 June 1856 Stuart Donaldson appointed Colonial Secretary.[5]
7 June 1856 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6]
16 June 1856 Nominations at Redfern.
17 June 1856 Polling day between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm.
19 June 1856 Return of writ

Result
1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election
Tuesday 17 June [7]
Candidate Votes %
Stuart Donaldson (elected) 883 63.4
John Campbell 510 36.6
Total formal votes 1,393 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 1,393 46.0

See also

References
  1. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166.
  2. Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. Green, Antony. "1856 Cumberland South Riding". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 86. 6 June 1856. p. 1633. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. "Writ of election: Sydney Hamlets". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 88. 10 June 1856. p. 1640. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  7. Green, Antony. "June 1856 Sydney Hamlets by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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